To highlight the wide range of publications reviewed in Choice, each month Choice editors feature some noteworthy reviews from the current issue.

Andre, Linda.  Doctors of deception: what they don’t want you to know about shock treatment.  Rutgers, 2009.  359p index afp ISBN 0-8135-4441-6, $26.95; ISBN 9780813544410, $26.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0568 RC485  2008-14124 CIP

This superb study documents a development that is an ongoing controversy in the field of psychiatry: electro convulsive therapy (ECT) and the appropriateness of using it to treat a host of conditions such as depression and anxiety. Looking at neurophysiological effects, Andre (director, Committee for Truth in Psychiatry, an organization for ECT survivors) makes a strong case that ECT, like traumatic brain injury, produces significant brain damage resulting in memory loss, cognitive deficits, and difficulties with everyday tasks (e.g., making change, calculation). The author argues that the psychiatric establishment (including makers of devices working hand in hand with regulatory agencies, in defiance of conflict-of-interest statutes) has refused to consider the possibility of any loss accruing from ECT. Indeed, in contradiction to scientific evidence (which has been suppressed), ECT adherents and practitioners claim that it promotes neural development, and they have made efforts to prove that underlying depression, not ECT, causes morphological changes in the brain. Weaving her own, often poignant, experiences with ECT into the narrative, Andre contends that ECT proponents/practitioners undercut informed consent through systemic deceit, including failure to reveal negative consequences. The audience for this excellent resource should include those who make mental health policy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. — D. J. Winchester, Yeshiva University

Baez, Benjamin.  The politics of inquiry: education research and the “culture of science”, by Benjamin Baez and Deron Boyles.  SUNY Press, 2009.  237p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780791476871, $75.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0409 LB1028 2008-18844 CIP

Baez (Florida International Univ.) and Boyles (Georgia State Univ.) construct a powerful argument against the “culture of science” in their penetrating analysis of how political and economic factors can shape educational research. Their method is to prod readers to “read against the text” in order to motivate them to uncover those assumptions, beliefs, values, and practices that enable capitalist, transnational, and undemocratic forces to mold what readers study, think about, and promulgate in educational discourse and policy. Text is all-important for Baez and Boyles because it demarcates what is and is not represented in the world. Theirs is both an epistemic and ethical quest in the face of commercialization and exploitation of the university, where grant-based research is overtaking genuine, unfettered scholarship. Their book should be required reading for those who seek to defend academic freedom and democratic thought in today’s threatened academy. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections. — J. L. DeVitis, Georgia College & State University

Carroll, Sean B.  Remarkable creatures: epic adventures in the search for the origins of species.  Houghton Mifflin, 2009.  331p bibl index ISBN 0-15-101485-X, $26.00; ISBN 9780151014859, $26.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0248 QH361  2008-25438 CIP

Despite the conventional wisdom, The Origin of Species was not the end of the process of understanding evolution, but the beginning. Much of the story of that process involves untold hours of drudge work in windowless laboratories. In Remarkable Creatures, Carroll (Univ. of Wisconsin) avoids the drudgery and takes readers on a tour of the more exciting parts of the tale. Rather than a start-to-finish narrative, this book is a series of vignettes highlighting some of the most fascinating parts of the history of evolutionary biology. Of course Darwin and Wallace are here, along with Roy Chapman Andrews and the Leakeys, but Carroll includes accounts of some lesser-known scientists who have made important contributions (that also happen to make exciting stories). The author does an excellent job of storytelling, and his knowledge of the science involved is first-rate. This reviewer’s only quibble is that Carroll gives his own field, evolutionary development, short shrift. “Evo-devo” is at the cutting edge of modern evolutionary theory; surely there is a story or two that qualifies as an adventure. That said, Remarkable Creatures is entertaining and educational. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic and general audiences. — J. L. Hunt, University of Arkansas-Monticello

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Academic Edition.  Encyclopaedia Britannica. Annual subscription is $0.60 per weighted user, with a minimum price of $390.00.  Internet Resource. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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http://www.britannica.com/
[Revisited Jun’09] Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Academic Edition (EBO; for earlier review, see CH, Sup’03, 40Sup-0010) continues to improve its online offerings by combining traditional informational articles with Web 2.0 technology. Additions to previous enhancements (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus and a world atlas with country comparison data) include a Research Tools section, now with a Video Collection, and Britannica Daily, featuring Biography of the Day, This Day in History, and Britannica Blog. EBO has added a daily news blog with links to The New York Times and BBC sites, and article update alerts. All this can be found on an easily navigable, uncluttered front page.
Search enhancements include a “fuzzy” search option that identifies terms in EBO’s database with spelling similar to the words entered, a subject browsing feature, and links to potentially helpful external Web sites. Though included with the earlier version, the full-text links to scholarly journals and magazine articles from EBSCO are perhaps the most exciting feature for researchers. To help researchers keep track of previous searches, EBO has added a Workspace for saving desired content on a personal page. The Workspace content can be exported to Excel, shared via e-mail, or posted on a personal Web page via “widget” technology. EBO is morphing into more than just a tertiary quick look-up tool; with its new enhancements, it is positioning itself to be the first stop for any research project. Any school or library still purchasing print versions of Encyclopedia Britannica should seriously consider switching to the online version for its ease and multiplicity of uses, wealth of starter content, and links to scholarly research material. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers. — C. Bombaro, Dickinson College

Finlay, Steven.  Consumer credit fundamentals.  2nd ed.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 252p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780230220157, $90.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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Consumer credit is a popular topic right now. From credit cards to education loans, people rely on credit now more than at any previous time. Few people, however, understand how the consumer credit market operates. This book explores the evolution and inner workings of this ever-evolving market. Many aspects of the credit market are covered. Finlay (researcher, Lancaster Univ., UK) discusses the various types of consumer credit (e.g., credit cards, installment loans, payday loans) and then presents a brief history of the consumer credit industry (though many interpretations exist). He also explores the ethics behind lending and how the industry makes decisions about who is eligible to receive credit. He never attempts to cover any of these issues in great detail, which is why this volume remains slim. The author does provide references throughout the book for anyone who wants to study an issue in greater depth. As such, this book can best be categorized as a reference guide to consumer credit. For people who want to understand the guts of the consumer credit market, this book is a good start. See related, Christopher Brown’s Inequality, Consumer Credit, and the Saving Puzzle (CH, Apr’09, 46-4551). Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections. — R. H. Scott, Monmouth University

Guldberg, Helene.  Reclaiming childhood: freedom and play in an age of fear.  Routledge, 2009.  205p bibl index ISBN 0-415-47722-0, $150.00; ISBN 0415477239 pbk, $31.95; ISBN 9780415477222, $150.00; ISBN 9780415477239 pbk, $31.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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Looking at the aftermath of 9/11, Guldberg (a developmental psychologist) provides an excellent study of the changing perception of childhood in the context of current technological, security-conscious society in the UK and the US. She details how tightened government regulations in both countries–which place a premium on high achievement scores, to the detriment of classical academic curricula, and on risk aversion–coupled with close monitoring of the behaviors of teachers fosters institutional mistrust and hinders the natural spontaneity of children across the board, i.e., from infancy onward. The author honors the resilience of children and states that managed, measured risks in play and other situations are necessary for the child and adolescent to master difficult challenges and acquire mature judgment later. Guldberg observes that the concept of the role of children has changed over the centuries, and she provides historical context in support of that fact. The narrative flows easily, making this a book for all audiences, especially parents who are uncertain of their role in the face of often-conflicting advice from “experts.” Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. — D. J. Winchester, Yeshiva University

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde.  Global warming and the world trading system, by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Steve Charnovitz, and Jisun Kim.  Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009.  166p bibl index; ISBN 9780881324280 pbk, $24.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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This volume discusses global warming and the applicable rules on the national as well as international level, focusing on the World Trade Organization and the possibility of a world climate code. Almost 40 years ago, there was considerable interest among scholars and policy makers in the impact of environmental policy on international comparative advantage and trade and, conversely, in trade’s impact on environmental protection and policy. As a result of changing preferences expressed through the political process, “external” environmental costs had to be “internalized,” and this was enforced either through physical pollution controls or pollution charges or taxes. The “polluter pays” principle, which optimizes the role of markets for products and services, was reflected in global patterns of production and trade and occasionally trade policy. Incorporating the environment into trade theory and trade policy proved to be a tractable exercise. Dealing with global warming is the next step in this process. It promises to be a much bigger one because of the incremental costs involved and the fact that environmental threats are common but uneven and the possibility of dissonance in policy is substantial–with potentially severe impacts on global trade and production. This volume is well researched and written. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. — I. Walter, New York University

Keilbach, K. B.  Global warming is good for business: how savvy entrepreneurs, large corporations, and others are making money while saving the planet.  Quill Driver, 2009. 288p bibl index ISBN 1-884956-88-2, $24.95; ISBN 9781884956881, $24.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0369 QC981  2008-33864 CIP

Keilbach, a professional business writer, takes an entrepreneurial approach to saving the planet by making money. She posits that “global warming is good for business” and is the catalyst for positive growth that will help power the economic recovery from the present travail. Neither a doomsday tome nor a work imbued with dewy-eyed optimism, the book presents a practical construct for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities, given the growing demand for “green” goods and services, and illustrates it with practical examples and observations. This work is a gazetteer that maps how entrepreneurial behavior will allow businesses to do well while also doing good. Well written and organized, it presents the lattice of new technologies and new applications that have the potential to power a new generation of innovation and economic expansion. This highly readable exposition limns sustainable development as the intersection between economic development and environmental preservation–and as a place for entrepreneurial profit. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Business collections at all levels. — S. A. Schulman, CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Langman, Peter.  Why kids kill: inside the minds of school shooters. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.  231p bibl index ISBN 0-230-60802-7, $24.95; ISBN 9780230608023, $24.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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There remains that nagging question, “why do kids kill?” Langman (clinical director of psychology, http://www.kidspeace.org/) offers dynamic insight into the inner world of youth offenders who kill by introducing several notorious school shooters, including the Columbine shooters and the lone shooter at Virginia Tech. But even more importantly, Langman offers a paradigm of three specific categories of youth offenders–psychopathic, psychotic, or traumatized. He delves into these categories with the right balance of empathy toward the victims and objectivity toward the predators. Langman fully discusses long-term exposure to violence, genetic predisposition to violence, recurrent alienation from mainstream society, depression, narcissism, and lack of empathy, as well as improperly challenged and constrained rage in the context of these three categories. He aptly discusses the backgrounds of each youth and his family. He also looks at cases of youth who are not as notorious and whose intent to kill others was thwarted, and ends with lessons that can be learned from these and other cases. In addition, Langman presents research that informs current practice with disconnected, enraged youth. Langman believes that school shootings can be prevented, and his analysis offers reflections on how prevention can occur. A vital, phenomenal, extremely valuable work. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. — D. E. Kelly, Adelphi University

Manning, Richard.  Rewilding the West: restoration in a prairie landscape. California, 2009.  230p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780520256583, $24.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0289 QH104  2008-43137 CIP

Rewilding the West is about converting northern Montana cattle ranches into a prairie wildlife reserve, but it is also remarkably more. Environmental journalist/author Manning (Against the Grain, CH, Sep’04, 42-0292; Grassland, CH, Mar’96,
33-3902), who lives in Montana, draws upon his own interviews, a land evaluation by ecologists, and historical literature to connect 3.5 million prairie acres to the environmental history of lands between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains, in order to explain all the land use mistakes of the past and to envision a sustainable future. Faced with the Depression and the Dust Bowl, President Franklin Roosevelt had his administration try bold experiments, both social and environmental. Some of those experiments met short-term needs (jobs) but later evolved into environmental liabilities. Two examples include building a large dam and developing a permit system to allow ranchers to graze cattle on federal land at token fees. Not all mistakes can be rectified (the dam is not being torn down), but a historical perspective enables Manning to envision a future for the land that includes not only more tourism but also commercial hunting of wild buffalo. A provocative book well suited to public policy seminars. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All collections. — F. N. Egerton, emeritus, University of Wisconsin—Parkside

McReynolds, Rosalee.  The librarian spies: Philip and Mary Jane Keeney and Cold War espionage, by Rosalee McReynolds and Louise S. Robbins. Praeger Security, 2009.  183p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780275994488, $44.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0478 E743  2008-47571 CIP

Many liberals were seduced by US communism in the 1930s. In her 1994 memoir Great Day Coming, Hope Hale Davis highlights those exhilarating days when the Party recruited new members or fellow travelers from the ranks of the Roosevelt administration. Many enthusiasts later found themselves targets when the political winds changed following WW II. In researching The Librarian Spies, the late McReynolds (Loyola Univ., New Orleans) examined the careers of librarians Philip and Mary Jane Keeney, who were among the many victims of Joe McCarthy. Unfortunately, McReynolds died before her project was finished, and Robbins, director of the School of Library and Information Management at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, completed the manuscript. When readers visualize spies, they often think of James Bond. Nothing could be further from the truth when reviewing the Keeneys, who obviously were romanced by communism and believed that a new age was coming, even to the point of betraying their country. But more troubling was the role of the American Library Association, which opposed censorship yet remained silent when the Keeneys were tried in the court of public opinion and ruined professionally. A major achievement of Cold War scholarship, and a must read for all library professionals. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. — C. C. Lovett, Emporia State University

MLA handbook for writers of research papers.  7th ed.  Modern Language Association of America, 2009.  292p index afp; ISBN 9781603290241 pbk, $22.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0007 LB2369 2008-47484 CIP

Pity the knight-errant editor of a style manual: each time a new publication type is slain (the blog, the vlog, Twitter), a new format raises its hydra-like head. Six years in the making, this new edition of the MLA Handbook (4th ed., CH, Oct’95, 33-0646) dispatches several newfangled dragons successfully, in the clear and highly readable prose that has graced editions since the release of a simple style sheet in 1951. Several significant changes in documentation style were originally announced in last year’s third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (CH, Nov’08, 46-1235). These changes include the abandonment of print as the “default” medium (each citation now must indicate the format of the work being cited), the addition of a requirement for issue number and volume, and the decision to allow URLs for online sources to be optional in citations. New formats such as graphic narratives (toons and strips) and digital files also make a first appearance. Chapters 1-4, covering, respectively, research and writing, plagiarism, the writing process, and paper formatting, have been updated with more emphasis on and examples of electronic resources. The citation examples are explained in some detail, and multiple examples are given for each publication type; particularly helpful are illustrations showing where elements of a citation appear in print and electronic sources. The editors wisely have dropped somewhat extraneous sections on selected reference sources by subject area and on alternate citation formats.
What this new version has lost in pages it has gained in bytes. Each print copy comes with a unique code that unlocks a companion Web site http://mlahandbook.org/. The site offers the full, searchable text of the Handbook, as well as three case studies showing the research and writing process and citation styles appropriate to each project. The MLA does not currently offer site licenses for this content; instead, the site suggests that librarians or instructors can use their personal codes to unlock the content in teaching situations. This textbook model of an individual login tied to a paper copy is a bit awkward for libraries and writing centers to manage, though the MLA is to be lauded for offering very low-cost access to the online format. At any cost, the Handbook is an indispensible, well-crafted update of an indispensable reference source. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers. — B. Juhl, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Mudd, Roger.  The place to be: Washington, CBS, and the glory days of television news. PublicAffairs, 2009 (c2008).  413p bibl index; ISBN 9781586485764, $27.95; ISBN 9781586486938 pbk, $15.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0106 PN4874 2007-45168 CIP

In this personal memoir, Mudd, former CBS congressional correspondent and evening and weekend television news anchor, provides an interesting, detailed, and candid history of the CBS News Washington bureau during its influential years from the 1960s to 1980. The Washington bureau dominated television news beginning in 1963, when the CBS Evening News expanded into a 30-minute television broadcast. Its reporters, correspondents, and news anchors, including Mudd, were all “top network quality” and helped CBS become the most influential television news broadcast in the US. Included are stories of the CBS correspondents who covered the major stories of the day–the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, Watergate, and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. For this book, Mudd interviewed 46 people who were part of the bureau during this period, and he discusses some 60 people in all. Their rivalries and stories, along with the operations of a major television network and what it took to be “the best,” provide an interesting, if lightly documented, history of television broadcast news. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. — C. L. Clements, Richland College

Mudry, Jessica J.  Measured meals: nutrition in America.  SUNY Press, 2009.  212p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780791493816, $65.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0318 TX360  2008-33400 CIP

Americans are inundated and often confused by the overwhelming number of studies and reports on foods, diets, and health. In Measured Meals, Mudry (science and technical communication, Concordia Univ.) points to communication as a key element in helping to explain Americans’ relationship with food, taste, and the act of eating. She provides a critical review of the history of American nutritional research, highlighting the overly quantitative focus that has dominated US society. Numbers, measurements, and statistics have served as replacements for more meaningful experiences associated with food quality, taste, and cultural traditions. In her narrative, the author examines the power of language to shape views of food and eating. She provides an excellent discourse on the evolution of the food pyramid and discusses the social, economic, and political factors that play a significant role in the use of quantification as a communication strategy. The clearly written, well-documented chapters contain detailed notes. The book includes an extensive reference list of publications and Web-based resources and an easy-to-use subject index. This is a thoughtful, well-researched work that serves as an excellent resource for understanding the complexities involved in Americans’ relationship to food and nutrition. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty, nutritionists, and food scientists. — D. C. Anderson, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Nicholls, Steve.  Paradise found: nature in America at the time of discovery. Chicago, 2009.  524p bibl index afp ISBN 0-226-58340-6, $30.00; ISBN 9780226583402, $30.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0238 QH102  2008-36076 CIP

What if one could return to parts of North America 100, 200, or 300 years ago? What trees were in the forest? What were the mammals, birds, and reptiles of those times, and what were their numbers and diversity? How were the plants/animals used by the natives, early explorers, later settlers, and emerging immigrant populations? Nichols, an entomologist and producer of numerous nature films, provides a vast, in-depth immersion into the dominant living forms of many places in North America. He discusses the overuse and collapse of vast populations not only of bison, but of many lesser-known but still abundant groups. Frequently, he presents efforts to recover nearly extinct groups and the problems encountered with many of these efforts. This is a good history of a critical set of changes, discussing how they came about and what the world has lost. It is intriguing to read quotations from early explorers and exploiters of the New World and learn about what they saw and the perceptions of the first Westerners to view this “paradise.” This intensively referenced, well-written book, which is a combination of history and natural history, will give readers new insights into how North America has changed. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of academic, professional, and general readers. — D. Bardack, emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago

Ó Gráda, Cormac.  Famine: a short history.  Princeton, 2009.  327p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780691122373, $27.95. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0400 HC79  2008-32488 CIP

Ó Gráda (economics, Univ. College Dublin, Republic of Ireland) has been writing about famines, mostly Irish and European, for the past 16 years. This latest work is a synthesis of a vast range of famine reports and studies from biblical times to the present, covering nearly all regions of the world; the bibliography cites more than 320, mostly English-language, references. The overall focus is the changing nature of famines, their causes and consequences. Individual chapters address specific issues with evidence and analysis of both well- and little-known famines. The common features of famines across time and space are clearly identified, as are unique events and outcomes related to specific famines. Topics include famine horrors (crime, slavery, prostitution, infanticide, and cannibalism), prevention and coping strategies (famine foods, credit, and migration), demography (deaths, gender, age, missing births, and long-term impacts), markets (profiteers and transport), entitlements (food availability decline, market failures, and a reevaluation of the 1943 Bengal famine), public and private action (relief agencies, corruption, NGOs), government violence (war and collectivization), and an evaluation of the prospect for famine in the 21st century. This is an excellent book for any student, researcher, or policy maker interested in famine, food scarcity, or hunger. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. — M. J. Frost, Wittenberg University

Price-Smith, Andrew T.  Contagion and chaos: disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization.  MIT, 2009.  281p bibl index afp; ISBN 9780262162487, $48.00; ISBN 9780262662031 pbk, $24.00. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
47-0532 RA643  2008-21363 CIP

This is an important but sobering book. Traditionally, social science analysts tend to explain expansion or contraction of the nation-state by economic or military variables. Price-Smith (Colorado College) points to the significance of public health. He convincingly demonstrates that historically occurring as well as contemporary diseases profoundly affect the ability of state institutions and their surrounding societies to perform basic functions. The opening chapter of the book makes the case for connecting the rise and fall of nation-states with the health of the citizenry. Subsequent chapters demonstrate that an array of ancient civilizations as well as early modern states suffered a reversal of fortune as their populations reeled under the effects of cholera, smallpox, typhus, and the plague. Later chapters trace the impact of HIV/AIDS, pandemic influenza, SARS, and mad cow disease on modern states. The book concludes by reminding readers of the diverse ways in which public health and state power are linked. This book is sure to influence the thinking of those concerned with the viability of the state amid the abundant threats to its hegemony and existence in the new global era. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. — J. A. Stever, University of Cincinnati

Smithsonian Education: Celebrate History and Heritage Months.  Internet Resource. Reviewed in 2009sep CHOICE.
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[Visited Jun’09] This Web site, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution through its education division, is devoted to covering groups in US society that have not, until the last half century, been represented in a proportionate manner in print and electronic media, museums, and other information outlets. Specifically, it provides educational materials and resources on African Americans/blacks, American Indians/Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, Hispanic Americans, and women in US culture and history. The site offers each aforementioned group pages that deal with commemorative events held annually in Washington, DC, national events, educational materials, and a separate category devoted to updated information for these groups. The frontispiece highlights each group in relation to the month when its history is honored. Thus, February honors African Americans for Black History Month; March highlights women; May features Asian-Pacific Islanders, September 15-October 15 emphasizes Hispanics; and November stresses American Indian/Native American contributions. Although one might take issue with the nomenclature (black vis-à-vis African American and American Indian as opposed to Native American, for example), the Smithsonian is a government institution and guided by the formal wording in the holiday designation. The content is, however, quite inclusive. All aspects of the black/African diaspora are covered. American Indian materials include all Amerindian groups in the hemisphere, including such Arctic groups as the Eskimo/Inuit and Aleut groups. Hispanic culture is also viewed from a hemisphere perspective. Asian/Pacific culture is not limited to the usual East Asia/Pacific area, but includes materials related to Hindu and Islamic culture related to South Asia and the Middle East. This user-friendly Web site is essential for material on “minority” groups (soon to be the majority) and women in relationship to educational materials for teachers and grade, high school, and college students. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. — N. C. Rothman, University of Maryland University College

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